Tag: Khalifa Haftar
Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi
The prime minister of Libya’s new unity government said on Friday he had instructed the attorney general to open an investigation into the discovery...
Libya talks reach election breakthrough, UN says
Political talks on Libya’s future have reached agreement on holding elections within 18 months, the United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday, hailing...
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city
Libyan authorities have dug 12 bodies from four more unmarked graves in the city of Tarhouna, adding to the scores of corpses already discovered...
Italy condemns detention of fishermen seized off eastern Libya
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Khalifa Haftar’s administration in eastern Libya of “unacceptable” behaviour on Thursday for detaining 18 sailors who were...
Libya’s NOC says output to rise as it seeks to revive...
Libya’s National Oil Company said it expected oil production to rise to 260 000 barrels per day (bpd) next week, as the OPEC member...
UN warns of Libya arms build-up and virus surge
The United Nations acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday that foreign supporters of both sides in the civil war were helping them stockpile weapons...
Blast hits Libyan capital, residents say
A loud blast hit the Libyan capital Tripoli early on Tuesday, residents said, with the noise audible across much of the city and dark...
Sisi says Egypt will not stand idle to threat to Egyptian...
Egypt will not stand idle in the face of any moves that pose a direct threat to Egyptian and Libyan national security, President Abdel-Fattah...
Libya’s LNA says blockade on oil will continue
Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) said on Saturday it would maintain a blockade on oil production and exports that the National Oil Corp...
Eastern forces quit Libyan capital after year-long assault
Libya’s internationally recognised government regained control of Tripoli on Thursday, driving eastern forces out of the capital after a year-long battle in which foreign...